Wireless Design & Development articles from May 2003

Wireless Design & Development archives from May 2003

Broadband synthesizer.(Elcom Technologies)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Elcom's ultra-fast, ultra-low phase noise, high performance, broadband synthesizer is designed specifically for ATE applications. The UFS Series is based on direct-analog design techniques combined with DDS capability for fine frequency...

RF module.(AeroComm AC4490 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The 900 MHz AC4490 module interfaces via serial TTL level connection, providing transparent bi-directional wireless communication using AeroComm's RF232[TM] transparent protocol. Data rate is up to 115.2 kbps. Variable output power is from 5 mW...

Crystal oscillator.(Wenzel Associates Onyx Series)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Wenzel Associates introduces its new line of miniature, very low phase noise oven oscillators. The Onyx Series provides phase noise floors to -165 dBc/Hz for frequencies from 5 to 30 MHz, and -170 dBc/Hz from 30 to 130 MHz. SC-cut, three point...

Multi-path fading platform.(Spirent Communications SR5500 Wireless Channel Emulator)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Spirent announces the SR5500 Wireless Channel Emulator. The instrument enables thorough, accurate performance qualification of current and next-generation air interface technologies, including CDMA2000, 1xEV-DV, WCDMA, and WLAN. SR5500 can...

Should the FCC regulate receivers? (Upfront).
May 1, 2003... When Congress first set up the FCC in 1934, it charged the new body with preventing interference in the spectrum. In those days, of course, except for a few hardy amateurs, almost the only spectrum users were AM broadcast transmitters. So...

Automated tuner. (What's Hot).(Maury Microwave MT982E32)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Maury Microwave has designed a precision high matching range automated tuner. The WLAN High Matching Range Tuner, Model MT982E32, is designed for engineers who are performing device characterization and design in the wireless bands. It is...

ESD protected connectors. (What's Hot).(Spectrum Control Series E connectors)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Spectrum Control Series E connectors are capable of providing ESD/EFT and EMI protection all in one package, removing ground traces from the board and offering protection at the I/O ports and to all lines. These connectors free up real estate...

Wide angle LEDs. (What's Hot).(Stanley Electric Sales of America PG1112C LED)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The compact PG1112C LED is a thin design in an industry standard surface mount 1608 (0603) package that makes it ideal for high-density designs in switches, keypads, and inductors. The PG1112C LED is designed with a GaP die and is in a green...

Design software. (What's Hot).(Eagleware Genesys 2003.03)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... GENESYS 2003.03 includes an internationalized version of the software so that users can now create documentation and file names in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, or any language compatible with Microsoft Windows. Additionally, this new...

Ceramic EMI filters. (What's Hot).(from Tusonix)
May 1, 2003... Tusonix miniature EMI ceramic filters are designed to suppress unwanted EMI in applicfations where small size is critical. The 4305 Tusonix EMI filter, which has a flange diameter of .140 [+ or -] .005 (3.55 [+ or -] 0.13) and overall length of...

Isolators and circulators. (What's Hot).(from M2 Global Technology Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... M2 Global announces a line of drop-in isolators and circulators for the 802.11a WLAN market. The isolators and circulators operate in the 5.150 to 5.825 GHz frequency range. The isolator offers 20 dB isolation over the whole frequency band. For...

Fixed attenuator pads. (What's Hot).(from Trilithic Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... These high performance 50 ohm, 2 watt fixed attenuator pads from Trilithic are designed for precision control and are offered in a choice of values and increments. Featuring high accuracy ([+ or -] 0.3 dB or 1.5%) and a wide frequency range (DC...

Coaxial cables. (What's Hot).(from TRU Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A series of flexible, low loss, 50 Ohm coaxial communications cable and complete cable assemblies suitable for internal equipment wiring, jumpers between components, and a range of outdoor wireless applications is introduced by TRU Corporation....

GSM/GPRS platform. (What's Hot).(Wavecom WISMO Pac P5186)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Wavecom announces the WISMO Pac P5186, a compact GSM/GPRS quad band hardware platform. The WISMO Pac P5196 platform enables cell phone manufacturers to tailor their offerings for particular market segments. The compact size also makes the WISMO...

I & Q vector modulator. (What's Hot).(G.T. Microwave M2L-59N-5 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Model M2L-59N-5 is a 360[degrees]/20 dB PIN diode I & Q vector modulator that operates from 2.0-8.0 GHz. This device offers simultaneous phase and amplitude control. Total phase error across the entire band is less than [+ or -] 15[degrees] and...

Isolators for base station applications. (What's Hot).(from TRAK Microwave)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... TRAK Microwave introduces a drop-in isolator with integrated coupler used in PCS 1900, GSM, and UMTS base station applications. The model is used in power combiners, duplexers, and amplifiers for base station usage. Model 11910AJ has an...

Driving a wideband low noise VCO from a low voltage PLL. (Designer's Corner).
May 1, 2003... Many excellent PLLs require a +5 volt or lower supply. Since the widest-band VCOs need a considerably higher maximum tuning voltage, amplification is required. This article describes, by example, the design of such a circuit, with emphasis on...

Wireless transceivers: RF Neulink. (New Products).( RF Neulink NL6000)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The NL6000 is designed to meet FCC narrowband requirements. The NL6000 operates at 12 Kbps on narrowband channels and 22 Kbps on a wide band channel. The unit is configurable to operate in both wireless telemetry and mobile data. Transmit power...

SAW filters: ILSI America. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... ILSI announces a family of SAW filters in ultra small SMD packages for mobile devices. The SAW package sizes are: 3.0 x 3.00 x 1.4 mm for series SAW-1300; 3.8 x 3.8 x 1.4 mm for series SAW-1400; and 5.0 x 5.0 x 1.4 mm for series SAW-15000. The...

Surface mount inductors: C&D Technologies, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Inductors in the 2300 series offer nominal inductance values (at 1 kHz rms and 100 m V AC) of between 2.2 [micro]H and 100 [micro]H, and maximum current handling capabilities of up to 2.1 A. The devices have profiles down to 2.95 mm and maximum...

Capacitors: United Chemi-Con. (New Products).(from United Chemi-Con)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The radial lead aluminum PSA series uses a solid conductive polymer as the electrolyte which guarantees low ESR and allows higher ripple current submission. The polymer design of the PSA series also provides stable performance and high...

SMT cable connector: ERNI Group. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... The ERNI Group introduces a connector in SMT technology with a 1.27 mm pitch to provide a reliable connection from the board to external cables. The connector enables the connection between a PCB and an IDC ribbon cable with one component. The...

Potentiometer chips: Winbond Electronics Corporation. (New Products).(Winbond Electronics WinPot WMS7201 and WinPot WMS7204 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The WinPot WMS7201 is a single channel IC. The WinPot WMS7204 is a quad channel IC. Both chips feature 256-taps, a selectable output buffer and ultra-low standby current (1 [micro]A maximum with output buffer inactive). The WMS7201 and the...

Solid state amplifier: Aethercomm. (New Products).(Aethercomm SSPA 1.7-2.5-20 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Part Number SSPA 1.7-2.5-20 is a high power, broadband, solid state power amplifier that operates from 1.7 to 2.5 GHz. The P1 dB at 25[degrees]C is 20 watts minimum. The saturated output power is 25 watts typical at 25[degrees]C. Typical small...

Decoder IC: CML Microcircuits. (New Products).(CML Microcircuits CMX823 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The CMX823 is a high performance, low power, audio tone decoder. It supports user defined tones from 280 kHz to 3.5 Hz and allows users to create their own one frequency 'alphabet' to support standard and non-standard tone paging and radio...

RF power amplifiers. (Editors' spotlight: amplifiers).(Analog Devices X-PA family)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Analog Devices introduces the X-PA[TM] family of RF power amplifier (PA) modules. The first member of this family is the ADL5551. This PA module has integrated control using closed-loop output power measurement. It employs GaAs HBT power...

MMIC amplifier. (Editors' spotlight: amplifiers).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Hittite Microwave introduces a family of four InGaP HBT Gain Block MMIC amplifiers covering DC to 10.0 GHz. These amplifier die can be used as either cascadable 50 Ohm gain stages or to drive the LO of HMC mixers with up to +17 dBm output...

IF amplifiers. (Editor's spotlight: amplifiers).(WJ Communications AH31 IF)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... WJ Communications introduces the AH31 IF amplifier, intended for current and next generation wireless and wireline applications like cellular, CATV, PCS, and UMTS systems. The AH31 is characterized by high gain (+20 dB), low noise figure (2.1...

Gain control amplifiers. (Editors' spotlight: amplifiers).(Microwave Solutions BGC-DET )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Microwave Solutions introduces the BGC-DET amplifier series. These Binary Gain Control amplifiers offer a wide range of power from 15 to 30 dBm output power in the X through KU band frequencies. They have an attenuation range of 30 dB and a...

GaAs pHEMT MMIC buffer amplifier. (Editors' spotlight: amplifiers).(from Mimix broadband Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Mimix Broadband announces the introduction of a GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) three stage buffer amplifier, which can be operated with all three stages biased in parallel, or with independent bias for input and output...

Solid state amplifier. (Editors' spotlight: amplifiers).(Ophir RF 4064)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ophir RF annnounces Model 4064. This is a 1.80-2.50 GHz, 60 watt solid state amplifier that covers the DCS, PCS, UMTS as well as the WLAN, WiFi and Bluetooth bands. Model 4064 is designed for the wireless test and measurement market. It is...

Audio power amplifier. (Editors' spotlight: amplifiers).(Texas Instruments TPA2005D1 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Texas Instruments announced a new 1.1 W mono filter-free Class-D audio power amplifier. The TPA2005D1 does not require an output filter. The solution consists of four components: the IC, two resistors, and one capacitor. A fully-differential...

Using programmable platforms to improve driver safety: the new wave of driver assistance systems requires high performance image processing, but without sacrificing flexibility. (Telematics).
May 1, 2003... Safety is the number one concern of vehicle customers. Safety equipment has evolved from the physical to the electronic domain, starting with advancements in tire and braking technology, through side impact protection and airbags, and on to...

Reflective switch: MITEQ Inc. (New Products).(Miteq S238ADM0-LC )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Model S238ADM0-LC is a low cost reflective switch. It has a wide frequency range of 2-18 GHz, high isolation of 50 dB minimum and low insertion loss of 3.0 dB maximum. Total switching speed is www.miteq.com; (631) 436-7400 * Write In...

Direct seal modules: Thunderline-Z. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... HF modules are manufactured for circuit designs at high frequencies where signal performance is critical. Utilizing a glass-to-metal sealing technique, modules maintain signal performance throughout all high frequency conductors without moding...

Current sensor: Renco Electronics, Inc. (New Products).(Renco Electronics RL-7100 Series)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The RL-7100 Series sensors are designed with a molded case and are PC mountable. The series has 4 standard values in one case. Ratios are 1000:1 with 4 sensing currents up to 200 amps. Operating temperature range is -55[degrees]C to...

Cable ties: Micro Plastics. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... Wing Push Mounting ties range in lengths of 6.12" to 8.07" and are offered in natural or black UV nylon. The ties can be tensioned by hand or with the use of applied tensioning tools. www.microplastics.com; (870) 4523-2261 * Write In...

Test instrument for SatCom: Micronetics. (New Products).(Micronetics Wireless CNG-SatCom)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Micronetics' CNG-SatCom includes constant noise output. This feature allows the user to set and maintain a desired level of noise while varying the carrier signal. The internal power meter in the system is used to measure the noise and carrier...

Turnkey measurement solution: Anritsu Company. (New Products).(Anritsu ME7840/4 Handset Power Amplifier Test System )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The ME7840/4 Handset Power Amplifier Test System (PATS), is a single connection solution that characterizes the performance of next-generation handset power amplifiers. A turnkey measurement solution for power amplifiers that handles 5 W from...

Low jitter VCXO: Connor-Winfield Corp. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The VPLB54TED surface mount selectable output, VCXO oscillator has low jitter and tight frequency tolerance. The engineer can specify 2 frequency options in the 120 to 200 MHz range. Features include a selectable output VCXO oscillator,...

DSPs: Texas Instruments. (New Products).(Texas Instruments TMS320C6416, TMS320C6415, and TMS320C6414)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Texas Instruments introduces three DSPs with performance of 720 MHz. These DSPs are designed to boost multi-channel density, enhance multi-function flexibility, and increase bandwidth for higher frame rates and better resolution. The DSPs...

Microvia material: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... MICROLAM[R] 630 dielectric is a low loss microvia material. This high performance material consists of standard BT resin in a continuous toughening matrix. MICROLAM 630's low dielectric constant (2.6) and loss tangent (0.004) are stable...

RF power transistors: Motorola, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Motorola introduces its sixth generation of RF power transistors for GSM, EDGE, CDMA, and WCDMA base station amplifiers. These RF LDMOS devices help develop low cost, efficient cellular base stations for voice, data, and video transmissions. At...

Notch filter: K&L Microwave, Inc. (New Products).(K&L WSN-00118)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The WSN-00118 is designed for SMR services to guard against spectral re-growth into public safety bands. It provides a passband of DC-865 MHz with low insertion loss of 0.2 dB maximum from DC-849 MHz and 1.0 dB maximum from 849 MHz-865 MHz...

Analog-to-digital converter: Linear Technology. (New Products).(Linear Technology LTC1746)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The LTC1746 is a 14-bit, 25 Msps, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) designed to conserve power and digitize high frequency signals. It possesses 77.5 dB SNR and 99 dB SFDR while dissipating 390 mW. Input range can span [+ or -] 1 V to [+ or -]...

Coaxial switch matrix: Dow-Key Microwave Corporation. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This product performs up to 8 GHz and is configured as a 2 x 24 unidirectional, non-blocking switch matrix. The 5014 switch matrix is designed as a test application for a 2.4 GBs fiber optic product and can be used as a building block for ATE...

2002 Technology award winners.
May 1, 2003... In the past year, Wireless Design & Development[R] has featured more than 1,500 products that address virtually every application and aspect of the wireless industry: Bluetooth, wireless local area network, cellular and PCS, wireless local...

3D simulation software.(CST Microwave Studio 4.0 from CST of America)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CST MICROWAVE STUDIO[R] version 4 has over 1200 new features. Significant among these are: Thin Sheet Technique for thin metallic structures; faster optimization based on a new algorithm; frequency dependent and ferrite materials; template...

All-inclusive radio module.(Honeywell HRF-ROC0935XM )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The HRF-ROC0935XM is ideal for battery powered wireless applications in digital data communications. The module includes a half-duplex Radio On a Chip 900 MHz transceiver integrated with an antenna switch, LNA, Xtal and all RF passives in a 23...

Mini-coaxial connector.(JST AYU-1 Series)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The AYU-1 Series has a mounting area of 3 x 3 mm on PCB and 2 mm height when mated with applicable cable plug resulting in space savings. Designed for applications operating from DC to 3 GHz, these SMT connectors are ideal for high density...

RF MEMS switches.(from Dow-Key Microwave Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This device is an ultra low loss, DC to 6 GHz RF MEMS single pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch. Frequency response is 300 kHz RF to 6 GHz. It possesses a high linearity, IP3 >65 dBm. With insensitivity to magnetic fields, it exhibits a low loss...

Liquid crystalline polymer materials.(from Rogers Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Rogers introduces the first of its new ZYVEX[TM] liquid crystalline polymer circuit materials for high performance electronics where high frequency, chemical resistance, and fine line high density interconnect (HDI) requirements are critical....

LTCC chip antenna.(from Johanson Technology )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Johanson introduces a high frequency chip antenna for Bluetooth, WLAN and 2.45 GHz ISM band applications. This LTCC based device boasts typical gain figures of 3.0 dBi peak and 1.0 dBi average, while return loss is kept to 9.5 dB minimum. These...

Bluetooth modules for WPAN.(National Semiconductor LMX9814 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... National Semiconductor introduced the LMX9814 Bluetooth[TM] WPAN (wireless personal area network) module to enable Class 2/3 Bluetooth connectivity in portable communications and computing devices. The LMX9814 measures 10.1 x 14 x 1.9 mm and is...

Battery protection module.(EM Microelectronics Panther Lithium-Battery Protection Module )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Panther Lithium-Battery Protection Module is for use in Li-ion and Li-polymer single-cell applications. The miniature module improves the operating life of one-cell rechargeable battery packs. It provides complete lithium-battery protection...

Temperature compensated RF power detectors.(Linear Technology LTC5505-1 and LTC5505-2 RF )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Linear Technology introduces the LTC5505-1 and LTC5505-2 RF power detectors in ThinSOT[TM] packages with >40 dB dynamic range for 300 MHz to 3 GHz applications. Each requires 60% of the PCB space needed by a discrete design, consumes 9 times...

Low cost spectrum analyzer.(AeroComm SA3000)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... SA3000 is a compact PC-based instrument covering the 2.4 GHz ISM band. The device identifies optimal locations for wireless equipment and alerts installers to potential interference. Operation is menu-driven, and on-screen displays are easy to...

Omnidirectional antenna: Centurion Wireless Technologies. (New Products).(Centurion Wireless Technologies Sphere)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The 5 GHz Sphere[TM] antenna is designed for in-building wireless communications. The Sphere has a peak gain of 5 dBi and an impedance of 50 Ohms. It contains a linear polarization and operates at a temperature range of -40 to 70[degrees]C. The...

Power dividers/couplers: East Coast Microwave. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... A full line of high quality, affordable SMA and Type N power dividers and directional couplers are available. Manufactured by Cellular Specialties, Inc., and distributed by East Coast Microwave. www.ecmstockroom.com; (781) 279-0900 *...

Chip inductors: Sprague-Goodman Electronics, Inc. (New Products).(Sprague-Goodman Electronics GLTZ27N05 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The GLTZ27N05 is a small 27 nH inductor that measures 0.5 x 0.25 x 0.25 mm (0201 size). It is made by laser-cutting a helix in copper deposited on an alumina core with epoxy encapsulation. The terminals are nickel plated with solder coating....

2-way splitter: Microlab/FXR. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... Microlab/FXR announces a new 2-way wideband reactive power splitter. It covers 380 to 2200 MHz, including Tetra, PMR, and all cellular bands, including 700 MHz and 3G (UMTS). Model D2-51FN is ideal for designing passive in-building wireless...

DSP chip: Agere Systems. (New Products).(Agere Systems DSP16411 )
May 1, 2003... Agere Systems introduces a DSP chip using low-k dielectric 130 nanometer (nm) (. 13 micron) technology. The DSP16411 chip processes voice, data, and video signals. The high-performance, all-copper semiconductor technology accelerates chip...

Multi-chip module: Traquair Data Systems, Inc. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... Traquair announces the ultra-compact UC 1394a-1 Firewire interface and embedded DSP multi-chip module. The UC 1394a-1 uses embedded Firewire peripheral interface devices that provide easy-to-use Firewire connectivity and processing solutions....

PECL oscillators: Pletronics, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PECL output oscillators from Pletronics are available in frequencies from 10.0 MHz to 650.0 MHz. The series uses a true crystal design for ultra low jitter (1 pS RMS maximum for >70.0 MHz). The parts have an input voltage ([V.sub.cc]) of 2.5,...

Handheld enclosures: Polycase. (New Products).(Polycase IT-70)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The KT-70 is a handheld/transmitter style enclosure measuring 5.50" x 2.00" x 0.80". Features include a flush, textured, or optional 0.030" recessed, smooth area for graphic overlays or membrane keypads. It is made from lightweight ABS plastic...

Overmolding system: Inclosia Solutions. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... Inclosia introduces the EXO overmolding system. This technology allows the use of real fabrics and leathers in the casings of portable electronic devices. The EXO overmolding system molds materials into the product in a two-step process: First...

Connector system: Anderson Power Products. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Power Mod[TM] connector family offers 3 to 30 circuits for straight PCB, right angle PCB, and panel or cable mountings. The Power Mod family is rated for 30 amps and features mechanical polarized UL940V-O housings for proper circuit mating....

Power controller: E-T-A Circuit Breakers. (New Products).(E-T-A Circuit Breakers E-1048-700 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The E-1048-700 provides inexpensive power amplification of PLC output signals, without the need to change PLC output cards. The E-1048-700 is available for 24 V DC power sources and offered in current ratings of 0.5 A, 1 A, 2 A, and 4 A. The...

Surface mount film capacitors: Electronic Concepts. (New Products).(Electronic Concepts Minifilm PPS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The MINIFILM[R] PPS (metallized polyphenylene sulfide) film capacitor features a wrap & fill configuration, which incorporates Kapton[R] film wrap with epoxy end seals and tinned copper terminations. The capacitor measures 3.6 x 8.0 x 2.3 mm....

Spectrum analyzers: Advantest. (New Products).(Advantest R3172/R3182 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The R3172/R3182 spectrum analyzers utilize RF circuitry and a synthesized oscillator so that the instruments can conduct accurate analysis on high frequency modules and devices operating up to 40 GHz. The front end RF circuitry allows wideband...

Test cable: MegaPhase LLC. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... The MegaPhase[R] SuperFlex[TM] 26.5 GHz test temperature stable cable is phase and amplitude stable with temperature stability of www.MegaPhase.com; (877) MEGAPHASE * Write In 176 or Reply Online [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Laser diode modules: California Eastern Labs. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... CEL has announced a series of 2.5G and 10G Electro-Absorption Modulation MQW DFB laser diode modules from NEC. These modules feature: monolithically integrated laser modulator chip; integrated Fabry-Perot Etalon filter and two photodiodes; low...

Linear SSPA: Sophia Wireless. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... The SSPA models offer 5 to 40 watts of RF power. The inline waveguide combining and modular construction provides a variety of choices to meet custom RF and mechanical requirements. Due to the high linearity of solid-state devices, minimal...

Packaging solution: StratEdge. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... StratEdge designs and manufactures ceramic and glasswall packages for devices from DC through 50+ GHz, performs complete assembly to microwave quality, marks the product, trim and forms the leads as required, and tests the device before...

Design automation for RF design: inductor device generators offer efficiency in RF IC design. (Designing ICS).
May 1, 2003... An integrated, easy-to-use RF IC design flow is an important element in meeting the project requirement. An important challenge presents itself in post-layout verification, where many secondary effects impact the quality and performance of the...

Power system: PECO II. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... The 162 Low Profile (LP) power and distribution system supplies 100 to 800 Amps of +24 V DC power in increments of 100 Amps. Up to four optional +24 V DC to -48 V DC converters can be installed, for a total output current of 40 Amps at -48 V...

Embedded modem: TDK Semiconductor Corporation. (New Products).(TDK Semiconductor 73M1903)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The 73M1903 features programmable sample rates, and is a low cost solution for analog modems up to 56 kbps. The 73M1903 is ideal for DSP or RISC based soft modem applications. The 73M1903 includes on-chip PLL supporting reference frequencies...

Power controller: Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (New Products).(Pulizzi Engineering IPC3402-2756)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The IPC3402-2756 fulfills the power density and control/management requirement of rack mount systems. It saves rack space by offering 24 amps of power in a 1 U package. The IPC3402-2756 offers power control via Ethernet (TCP/IP) and Direct...

LED devices: Bivar, Inc. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... BivarOpto[TM] introduces Ultraviolet LED devices to answer applications requiring narrower bandwidth performance. The product group introduces two wavelengths. The group now includes 3 mm and 5 mm packages, TO-92 extended life, high powered all...

USB connectors: Methode Connector Products. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Mini USB Connector Series is designed for applications that require a high-speed data transfer interface in a compact package. The series consists of Type A, B, and AB connectors. The Mini USB connectors are shielded for EMI protection,...

Battery chargers: Cell-Con Incorporated. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cell-Con's multi-position chargers are available for simultaneous charging of multiple battery packs assembled from one of the following: lithium ion, NiMH, NiCd, or sealed lead acid. Customer specified options such as charging method, open...

System-on-chip: STMicroelectronics. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The STi5517 is the latest member of the OMEGA family of STB decoder solutions. The device is pin compatible with the STi5516. The device has an enhanced ST20 32-bit RSIC CPU with a 180 MHz clock, 8 Kbytes of instruction cache, 8 Kbytes of data...

Reconfigurable FPAA: Anadigm, Inc. (New Products).(Anadifm AN221E04 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The AN221E04 Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) features an input/output structure that allows the FPAA to be programmed with up to six outputs. The device has four configurable I/O cells and two dedicated output cells. The AN221E04 allows...

Power management device: Torex Semiconductor. (New Products).(Torex Semiconductor XC6403)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The XC6403 includes a LDO voltage regulator and voltage detector in one single-chip package. With a power consumption of 30 [micro]A (less than 0.01 [micro]A in standby), the XC6403 is ideal for Bluetooth and WLAN. The series provides regulated...